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| When did the 'Great War' break out in Europe? |
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| What were the Original 6 Great powers? |
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| Germany, Italy, Russia, France, Austria-Hungry, and Great Britain. |
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| Which countries made up the Triple Alliance? |
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| Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy. |
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| Which countries made up the triple Entente? |
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| Russia, France, and Great Britain. |
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| What was the 'Red Scare'. |
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| The fear of a Bolshevik revolution in America. |
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| Explain how the Alliance and Colonial system turned this regional conflict into a World War? |
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| When Germany started to attack other countries, those countries and their allies fought back by attacking Germany. The colonies of all these countries were soon involved in order to replenish the amount of troops. |
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| Propaganda is a simple visual aid that conveys and promotes an idea. |
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| How was Propaganda used in WWI? |
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| Propaganda was used to promote pro-America/ anti-German ideas in order to get Americans to support the war. |
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| Why did Russia pull out of WWI? |
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| During WWI, Russia was in the midst of a revolution. The new Revolutionary leaders could no longer afford to fight in such a massive war. |
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| What was the U.S vs Shenk case about. |
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| Whether or not the Espionage act was constitutional. |
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| Why did the U.S get involved in WWI? |
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| Germany announced it would continue unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram (a telegram from germany to mexico suggesting war against the USA) was decoded. |
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| When did the U.S declare war on Germany? |
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| What is the Espionage Act? |
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| A law that prohibits any attempt to interfere with military operations, show support to America's enemies during wartime, or to interfere with military recruitment. |
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| What is the sedition act? |
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| A law that essentially bans negative talk about the U.S government, or armed forces. |
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| Why did many Radicals oppose the war? |
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| They thought it was an imperialist war that was not for the greater good. |
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| When did women get the right to vote? |
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| How did WWI indirectly help women's suffrage? |
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| President Wilson told Americans that WWI was a "war for democracy", but women still being denied the right to vote contradicted this making Wilson seem like a hypocrite. |
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| Why did many men and some women oppose suffrage for women? |
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| They believed in traditional gender roles and thought that a women's place was in the home. |
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| What were the Palmer Raids? |
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| An attempt by the U.S government to arrest and deport radical leftists. |
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